Maryland basketball is 6-1, and the Terps are set to play their third game in four days when they visit Syracuse for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.
These teams overlapped in the ACC for exactly one season, so there isn’t the history that fans would want for Maryland’s annual matchup with its old conference. But a trip to the Carrier Dome is always an adventure, and Syracuse’s trademark 2-3 zone will present a fascinating challenge for Maryland.
The Orange made the Final Four as a No. 10 seed in 2016, then missed the NCAA Tournament entirely last season.